What do you think is your purpose in life?

Originally posted by Arrakis
I said no such thing. The topic is "What do you think is your purpose in life?" My opinion is that it is to reproduce.

Read my answer to you over again. I said that even a crack whore who gave birth was more important to reproduction of life than someone who didn't. In case you don't keep up with science knowledge, the cockroach is even more successful ...[text shortened]... cessful species". That doesn't mean that I said that cockroaches are better than humans.

But in your first post you stated that anyone who hasn't reproduced is a failure, and that is the biggest pile of Dingo crap i've ever heard in my life. It's obvious you are pampering to certain sensabilities, and i for one have no intention of letting that preposterous statement go unchallenged.

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
But in your first post you stated that anyone who hasn't reproduced is a failure, and that is the biggest pile of Dingo crap i've ever heard in my life. It's obvious you are pampering to certain sensabilities, and i for one have no intention of letting that preposterous statement go unchallenged.

I never said that, Huck. Go back and read my posts

I said that our sole purpose in life was to reproduce.

Originally posted by Arrakis
I never said that, Huck. Go back and read my posts

I said that our sole purpose in life was to reproduce.

That, and the food into crap thing. 😉

Originally posted by Arrakis
I never said that, Huck. Go back and read my posts

I said that our sole purpose in life was to reproduce.

Originally posted by Arrakis
...Your only purpose and sole purpose is to reproduce! Yes! That's the ONLY reason you are here. That's the ONLY reason you have to live for... to reproduce! If you don't have any children (or won't have) then you have failed the whole meaning of life!

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
Originally posted by Arrakis
[b]...Your only purpose and sole purpose is to reproduce! Yes! That's the ONLY reason you are here. That's the ONLY reason you have to live for... to reproduce! If you don't have any children (or won't have) then you have failed the whole meaning of life! [/b]

Failed in the meaning of life in this context means that the person has failed in the most important objective - which is to reproduce, not that you are a failure. I apologize for the way it was worded.

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Hypothetical: A doctor develops a method for increased fertility which will result in more children for everyone in the future. She however does not have children and she is concentrating on her career and research. Is she worthless?

Hypothetical 2: A crack whore is reproducing nicely, giving birth to one child per year. She however has not thought about providing them with what they need. While she is out partying, the children all starve, and they never reach an age at which they could start reproducing. Has she fulfilled her purpose?

Originally posted by Arrakis
Failed in the meaning of life in this context means that the person has failed in the most important objective - which is to reproduce, not that you are a failure. I apologize for the way it was worded.

Quite a few misinterpretations of your post - judging by the responses! 🙂

Originally posted by Pawn Qween
Quite a few misinterpretations of your post - judging by the responses! 🙂

Yes, and it's interesting from the point that people see what they want to see... believe what they want to believe and go bonkers when somebody says something that they think may challenge their belief system - even if they misunderstood what was said. 😲

Originally posted by Arrakis
Yes, and it's interesting from the point that people see what they want to see... believe what they want to believe and go bonkers when somebody says something that they think may challenge their belief system - even if they misunderstood what was said. 😲

Or maybe you didn't say what you thought you said.

Originally posted by Arrakis
Yes, and it's interesting from the point that people see what they want to see... believe what they want to believe and go bonkers when somebody says something that they think may challenge their belief system - even if they misunderstood what was said. 😲

Please keep your promises: Thread 64211

You're an oblivious moron and the forums would be a lot better without your nonsensical, ignorant opinions.

In fact, if you have had children, then you can go ahead and kill yourself, because by your theory, you have fulfilled your objective in life and no longer have any reason to be here.

Originally posted by hopscotch
Please keep your promises: Thread 64211

You're an oblivious moron and the forums would be a lot better without your nonsensical, ignorant opinions.

In fact, if you have had children, then you can go ahead and kill yourself, because by your theory, you have fulfilled your objective in life and no longer have any reason to be here.

Gee, we have a lot in common! I feel the same way about you. 😵

Originally posted by Arrakis
That's not what I said at all! Here's my quote:

"Ah, but even a crack whore who gave birth is more important and more successful in life than a person who could not reproduce their genes."

[b]More important and successful in reproducing life!

No wonder some people flipped out over that statement. They took it the way you did.[/b]

The "More important" part I disagree with, the "successful in reproducing life" I do agree with (only because you inserted the word "reproducing", which incidentally makes that part of the statement quite obvious and having no point at all). This is completely different to "successful in life" which is what you originally said.

You were also very clear in your opening post. That you believed that our SOLE PURPOSE in life is to reproduce. Therefore, anyone who doesn't has a meaningless existence and a failure, which is what insulted a lot of people here. It even insults a vast number of people who have not had kids, but also have dedicated a lot of time in improving the quality of other people's lives (including your own) and improving the quality of future lives that come into the world.

Originally posted by lausey
The "More important" part I disagree with, the "successful in reproducing life" I do agree with (only because you inserted the word "reproducing", which incidentally makes that part of the statement quite obvious and having no point at all). This is completely different to "successful in life" which is what you originally said.

You were also very clear in ncluding your own) and improving the quality of future lives that come into the world.

Thank you. The whole purpose of my thread was not to insult people who have not (yet) had children, but to honor those who have. Like I said in a previous post, the cockroach is even more successful in life to promoting their species.

I certainly did not want people to think that I thought they were "failures in life" for not doing that. I am not capable of determining who is a failure and who isn't in life, but my statement was received poorly. Blame myself for not taking the time to explain it in better detail.

I would guess that people react to the idea they have in their minds when they read posts like my own.

So to get back to my original post... I do think that our sole purpose in life is to reproduce our species. Maybe I'm wrong about that, I'm not smart enough to know all the answers... just seems to me that THAT remark is something that people should think about.

Cheers

Originally posted by Arrakis
Thank you. The whole purpose of my thread was not to insult people who have not (yet) had children, but to honor those who have. Like I said in a previous post, the cockroach is even more successful in life to promoting their species.

I certainly did not want people to think that I thought they were "failures in life" for not doing that. I am not capable ...[text shortened]... .. just seems to me that THAT remark is something that people should think about.

Cheers

Ok, so what are your reasons for believing your sole purpose in life is to reproduce?

Originally posted by lausey
Ok, so what are your reasons for believing your sole purpose in life is to reproduce?

It's purely my opinion. Seems to me if you look at the history of mankind that the strongest thing we have going for us is that we continue our existence in the universe.